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Use the Great Seal of the State of California to find out more about what the different symbols mean. Click on a symbol, and an explaination will appear.

Eureka - "I found it"

Eureka is the state slogan for California. It is Latin for "I Found It!" According to legend, some 49ers (gold prospectors) shouted this when they found gold.

 

Eureka Minerva Grizzly Bear Miner and Tools Mountains Wheat and Grapes Ships Thirty-one Stars
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